Venetian blind bracket



Sept. 1942- A. BlRD ETAL I 2,296,625

VENETIAN BLIND BRACKET Filed Jan. 17, 1941 if L7 dzaw ,itforreqy Patented Sept. 22, 1942 VENETIAN BLIND BRACKET Anthony Bird and Charles J. Strebel, Chicago, Ill., assignors to General Hardware Mi'g. 00.,

Chicago, 111.,

a partnership consisting of Anthony Bird and Charles J. Strebel Application January 17, 1941, Serial No. 374,812

6 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in Venetian blind brackets.

One of the essential objects of this invention is to provide a Venetian blind bracket which is conveniently mountable in the window frame and wherein the clip with the facia board will be held securely in position, and which at the same time is very economical in its construction and durable in use.

A more particular object of this invention is to produce such a bracket which by the use of one integral piece or member thereon provides shelf means and ceiling bracket means and also clip locking means, thus greatly reducing the cost of construction.

Another object of this invention is to provide such a bracket comprising a resilient and readily operable clip for supporting the facia board, and further including means for securely holding or locking the clip in its operative position.

These and various other objects and advantages are attained with this invention, as will become apparent from the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein this invention is shown in its preferred form, it being evident that other forms of construction and modifications may be adopted for carrying out the objects and purposes of this invention.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 illustrates our invention mounted in a window frame and supporting a Venetian blind therein.

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of this improved bracket, taken on an enlarged scale on line 2-2 of Fig. l, and showing the facia board in section.

Fig. 3 is a partial elevational view thereof, showing the facia board clip partly open.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of this improved bracket.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view thereof, taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a part elevational and part sectional view, taken on line 66 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the unitary piece or member which includes the upper ceiling bracket means and the lower shelf means and the clip holding means.

In the-drawing our. improved bracket I0 is shown in its preferred form of construction mounted in position in a window frame II for supporting a Venetian blind l2 and also the facia board l3 located in front of the upper supporting means of the blind.

The bracket I0 is preferably made of sheet metal, and it comprises a main member or backing plate part It which has a rear flange l5 bent at right angles inwardly therefrom. Apertures [6 are provided in said member l4 and apertures I! are provided in said flange l5, for receiving suitable screws, whereby the bracket can be mounted either with said main member H onto the window jamb, or with said rear flange 15 against a vertical strip or rear member of the frame.

A clip 18 includes a lower rearwardly extending arm H which is mounted by a pivot pin 20 on the lower part of said member 14, and it includes a front flange 2i curved therefrom to provide a rounded and smooth edge part 22, said flange 2| having a lower inturned supporting arm 23 for supporting thereon one end of the facia board I3.

A flange or car 24 extends inwardly from the rear edge of the clip i8 to provide a rear stop for said board l3, and forms substantially a channel 25 between it and the front flange 2|, whereby the end of said board is held firmly and safely in place. A lip 26 extends rearward from said clip, being movable along the inner side of body l4, and a dent or projection 21 on said lip 26 is adapted to spring into an indentation 28 provided in said body I thus forming two cooperating elements adapted to be snapped together to hold the clip in its closed position.

As indicated in Fig. '7, a unitary piece or member 3| is provided herein which comprises a securing wall 32, also a lower inturned flange or shelf 33, and an upper intured flange or ceiling bracket 34 which includes a pair of end cars 34', said shelf 33 and bracket 34 being provided with screw holes 35 and 36, respectively.

This unitary member 3| is secured onto the upper part of bracket member H, in a convenient manner, as for example, by spot welding 31; and it thus provides a lower shelf 33 for supporting the upper bar of the Venetian blind, which may be secured thereto by suitable screws placed in said holes 35, while its upper flange 34 provides a ceiling bracket whereby the entire device can be secured conveniently underneath the lintel of the window frame by screws extending thru holes 36.

It should be observed that the ears 34' are offset or extend inward from the back wall 32, and thus provide a channel 38 between the car 34' and the main member ll, arranged to receive and to hold the upper edge part of lip 26 therein; and as said clip is of resilient metal, the indentations 21 and 28 will snap together as the lip 26 is pressed into channel 38, and the lip is thereby securely held "in place therein. The lip and clip are hereby not only held securely in position but are also prevented from being drawn inward toward the blind, and so will not be loosened and made deficient by repeated opening and closing of the clips during removing and insertion of the blind, and thelike.

It is apparent that with this bracket construction, and especially by means of this unitary member 3|, we provide a shelf 33 for supporting the Venetian blind, also a ceiling bracket 34 for mounting this device under a top member of the frame, and also locking'means 34' for securely holding the lip26 and thereby the clip I 8 in its closed position.

It will also be observed that this device is ecothe frame and also including an off-set arm part spaced from the main member and providing a channel between it and the main member, said lip extending into said channel, and cooperating means on said lip and main member for resiliently holding the lip in its operative position.

4. A bracket for mounting Venetian blinds andber to retain the two together, and a unitary memnomically arranged and constructed and can be readily mounted in place, by securing either its side plate M with the holes 16 to the window jamb, or its rear flange IS with the holes H to a rear strip of the frame, or its top flange 34 with the holes 36 to the lintel; so that the pair of brackets can be mounted quickly and in the most convenient manner in any of various forms of window frames.

We claim:

1. A bracket for supporting Venetian blinds and the like, comprising a main backing member including means for mounting it on the window frame, a resilient clip provided with a rearwardly extending part pivoted to said main member and a lower part for supporting the facia board and a rearwardly extending lip, cooperating elements on said lip and on sairl main member to retain the two together, and bracket means on said main member including means off-set inwardly from the main member for receiving the lip therebehind, whereby to hold the clip securely in its operative position.

2. A bracket for mounting Venetian blinds and the like, comprising a main member including rear means and side means adapting it to be secured onto vertical parts of the window frame, and an integral plate member secured onto the upper part of said main member and containing a pair of inturned flange means one providing a shelf therein for supporting the blind and the other providing a ceiling bracket at the top of said member, thereby facilitating the mounting of this bracket onto the ceiling part and also onto the vertical parts of the window frame. a

3. A bracket for mounting Venetian blinds an the like, comprising a main plate member including means thereon adapting it to be secured with its side and also with its rear portion onto the window frame, afacia board clip pivoted on said main member and including a lip movable inwardly thereon, and a unitary piece of sheet metal secured on said main member and including a shelf at its lower end for supporting the blind and a ceiling bracket at its upper end for mounting the bracket against a ceiling portion of ber mounted on said main member, including integral upper ceiling bracket means and also end arm means ofl-set from said main member for receiving said lip therebehind, whereby to hold the clip securely in its operative position.

5. A bracket for mounting Venetian blinds and the like in a window frame,-comprising a main backing plate member arranged to be secured with its side and also with its rear portion onto the vertical parts of the window frame, a facia board clip including a rear lower portion pivoted to said main member and a lower portion supporting the facia board and also front and rear flange means above the latter portion for snugly holding said board therebetween, an upper integral lip on said clip being movable inwardly along said member, including a, flange at its lower end providing a 'shelf for supporting the upper bar of the blind and a ceiling bracket at its upper end for mounting the bracket against the top part of said frame and also including an end portion oil-set from the main member to provide a channel for receiving said lip therein, and cooperating means on said lip and on said main member for holding the clip securely in its operative position,

6. A bracket for mounting Venetian blinds or the like comprising a main supporting member, a pair of spaced parallel horizontal flanges'rigid with respect to the member, the upper flange constituting a ceiling mount for mounting the bracket and the lower flange constituting a support for the upper bar of a Venetian blind, means secured to the main member for supporting a facia board and resiliently holding it in place, said means including a facia board holding clip pivoted to the main supporting member and having a rearwardly extending holding lip, a slot formed between the main supporting member and an ofiset end part of one of said flanges, said lip extending into said slot, and cooperating means spaced from the flanges and located on the member and on the lip respectively for resiliently holding the clip in position.

ANTHONY BmD. CHARLES J. STREBEL. 

